- Date
- May 24, 1969
- Place
- Mt Mckinley, AK · MT MCKINLEY, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N4524QCessna 402A
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171727
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2815 69/5/24 MT MCKINLEY,ALAS CESSNA 402A CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1815 N4524Q PX- 0 0 0 SEARCH AND RESCUE AGE 43, 8340 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 40 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS KANTISHNA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 90 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 12 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- RECOVERY DATE 5/25/69. FLAPS FOUND EXTENDED 30 DEG. WIND GUSTING 20K. SEARCH FOR OVERDUE HELICOPTR
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4524Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 402A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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